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07/03/26
Memphis is known worldwide for its music and soul, and now the city’s economic development agency wants to treat that culture like the business asset it is. At EDGE’s Fourth Annual Small Business Expo, held June 25 at the Renasant Convention Center, the agency spotlighted local artists, musicians, and performers as entrepreneurs in their own…
07/03/26
Memphis talent is getting the spotlight on Netflix. “Color Book,” a feature film from writer and director David Fortune, premiered at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival and landed on Netflix on June 19. Fortune received $1 million to make the film in 2023 through AT&T’s Presents Untold Stories Program. The black-and-white drama, rated R for…
07/03/26
The Front Porch, a community space and nonprofit on Walnut Grove Road in East Memphis, has completed its $5.5 million capital building campaign, funded by local foundations and everyday Memphians who wanted to see the project come to life. Executive director Melissa Todd says the campaign wrapped last month, and the organization is now working…
07/03/26
FedEx is selling its FedEx Supply Chain division to CMA CGM Group, the French container shipping company, in a deal valued at $1.4 billion. The agreement was announced this week and is expected to close later in 2026, pending regulatory approval. FedEx Supply Chain is the Memphis-based company’s third-party logistics arm, handling warehousing, distribution, and…
06/26/26
The Memphis Redbirds made history on Sunday. With a victory over the Nashville Sounds, the Redbirds clinched the 2026 International League First Half Championship, the first time in franchise history the club has reached the International League Championship since joining the league ahead of the 2021 season. Six seasons into the league, this is the breakthrough…
06/26/26
If you have been thinking about buying in Memphis, the numbers are on your side. A 2026 Zillow analysis found that nearly half of home listings in Memphis, 46.45%, fall within the affordable range for a typical household. More notably, the city posted an 8.94% increase in affordable listings compared to the prior year, placing…
06/26/26
John Paul Gagliano did not go looking for his next restaurant. It came to him through a conversation, a set of renderings, and a feeling he could not shake. Gagliano, who runs Ecco, Tonica in Midtown and Downtown, and the original Libro inside Novel, will open a new Libro location inside the Memphis Art Museum…
06/26/26
The University of Memphis is sending four of its faculty members to the world stage. Drs. Vania Barraza Toledo, Thomas Goebel, Dennis Laumann, and Vasile Rus have each been selected as 2026 to 2027 Fulbright U.S. Scholars, one of the most prestigious academic honors in the country. The four represent a wide range of disciplines.…
06/19/26
The former Commercial Appeal building on Union Avenue has come down, and what’s coming in its place is one of the most significant healthcare investments Memphis has ever seen. Demolition is now underway at 495 Union Ave. for the future Regional One Health campus, an estimated $900 million project that cleared a major regulatory hurdle…
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